Beyond the Grid: Powering the Next Generation of UK Data Centres
Thu 22 Apr
|Teams Webinar
Rethinking how data centres secure power in a grid-constrained UK
Time & Location
22 Apr 2027, 10:00 – 11:00
Teams Webinar
About the event
Power availability is becoming one of the biggest constraints on UK data centre development.
With new projects facing increasingly challenging grid connection timescales, the industry is having to rethink how new capacity can be powered and brought online.
This webinar will bring together data centre development and energy perspectives to explore the role of onsite generation, island operation and decentralised energy systems in providing secure, scalable power.
The discussion will consider the practical alternatives available to developers, the barriers to adopting new approaches, and how immediate requirements for resilience, speed and cost can be balanced with longer-term decarbonisation objectives.
Discussion will include:
The impact of grid constraints on UK data centre development
Alternatives to the traditional grid connection and standby generation model
The role of onsite and decentralised generation
Resilience, island operation and security of supply
Scaling power infrastructure alongside data centre growth
Balancing deployment speed, cost and decarbonisation
What developers need from alternative power solutions
What needs to change to unlock new UK data centre capacity
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